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phonology

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Meaning

(uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.

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A phonology can be important in texts about language and linguistics.
In the article, "phonology" meant (uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.

Synonyms: phonemics

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A phonology can be important in texts about language and linguistics.

In the article, "phonology" meant (uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including accent, intonation, phonemes, stress, and syllable structure, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language; (countable) the way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.

The teacher asked students to explain "phonology" from the sentence instead of guessing from the word alone.

How to Use phonology

a phonology (noun phrase)

refers to one example or case of phonology — "The text introduced a phonology before giving an example."

the phonology of something (noun pattern)

connects phonology to a specific topic or object — "The paragraph explained the phonology of the topic in simple language."

phonology in context (reading pattern)

uses nearby words to choose the right sense — "The learner checked phonology in context before writing it down."

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